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Friday, March 4 - 6, 2016
Event starts at 8:30 am

University of San Francisco School of Management
101 Howard Street
San Francisco,
CA
94105

SEIC + Tech4Good StartUp Weekend

Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Conference (Friday 9 am - 5 pm)The USF SEIC brings together business leaders, investors, social entrepreneurs, as well as graduate students, to discuss how can technology be a driver for positive change. This includes powerful keynotes sesions and panels covering topics central to tech and social good from leading tech companies and social investors. Topics include: MedTech, EdTech, Shared Economy Companies, Financial Inclusion, Social Investing and Consumer Activism and Corporate Transparency in Purchasing.

Tech4Good StartUp Weekend (Friday 5 pm - Sunday 8 pm)Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs. Beginning with Friday night pitches and continuing through brainstorming, business plan development, and basic prototype creation, Startup Weekends culminate in Sunday night demos and presentations. Participants create working startups during the event and are able to collaborate with like-minded individuals outside of their daily networks. All teams hear talks by industry leaders and receive valuable feedback from local entrepreneurials. The weekend is centered around action, innovation, and education. Whether you are looking for feedback on a idea, a co-founder, specific skill sets, or a team to help you execute, Startup Weekends are the perfect environment in which to test your idea and take the first steps towards launching your own startup.

Recent technological advances have allowed entrepreneurial organizations to invent new solutions for ever-encroaching, globally scaled, resource and energy challenges. This panel discusses how organizations are making a positive impact on climate change through the use of science and technology.

10:15 am

Panel: Tech & Workforce Inclusion

How is technology driving greater workforce inclusion and transparency across employers? This panel of experts will tackle such issues as diversity, job training, re-employment of those incarcerated, providing better job matching, and reach into underserved communities.

11:15 am

Coffee Break

11:45 am

Panel: Conscious Consumerism

Consumers are increasingly demanding sustainably and ethically sourced goods, ingredients, and small-batch products. How are both new and established companies serving this change in purchasing in the way they do business?

11:45 am

Panel: EdTech

EdTech is delivering innovative products and platforms that are transforming and disrupting the way education has been traditionally delivered. Be prepared for a riveting discussion between both newer and more established technology companies leading this industry’s revolution.

The sharing economy has experienced explosive growth, bringing with it reduced transaction costs, convenient access and innovative technology. But are we overlooking the important social movements that these businesses are leading as well? A diverse panel of experts will discuss the immense potential that the sharing economy has to change the world for the better.

2:15 pm

Panel: Tech and Social Ventures

How is technology and finance catalytic in driving social and economic change for millions of people around the world? This panel includes technology based startups funded by double bottom line venture capitalists and startups that receive consumer led funding through innovative technology-based platforms.

3:15 pm

Coffee Break

3:45 pm

Afternoon Keynote: Med Tech

Recent advances in medical technology have transformed the way individuals understand and manage their health. Sadly, too many innovations have yet to help those most in need. What changes need to happen on a policy and implementation level to enable increased and faster access to innovative medical solutions?

Opinder Bawa
CIO @ USF, Angel Investor

James Lee
Partner, Schaffer&Combs

Startup Weekend Judge

Elizabeth Davis
Dean, School of Management & Professor of Management, University of San Francisco

Startup Weekend Judge

Event Sponsors, and Partners

The USF Social Entrepreneurship &amp; Innovation Conference + Startup Weekend team is grateful for the support of local community partners without whom this event would not be possible.
Learn how to become a sponsor here.

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Dr. JenniferWalske

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Facilitators

Lee Ngo
Educational Technology Community Architect

Lee Ngo is an educational technology community architect and founded his startup Scholar Hero through Startup Weekend. Previously, he served as Regional Manager for UP Global (acquired by Techstars) and has worked for educational organizations such as Strayer University, Galvanize, and Metis. Lee is currently the Chief Operating Officer with the Greater Foundation (begreater.org).